Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-09-08
DOTS FROM WASHINGTON,
PREPARING FOR HARD YORK
NEXT WINTER.
Appointments OF Southern Men -Intcresting q
Reports ofDepariment 0fiicers-Nofts
About Noted 0filciais

Appointments OF Southern Men interesting
Reports ofDepariment OfIicers-Noies
Abont Noted 0nlcials.
THE CHICAGO CAMP.
The President has issued procama-
tion allowing the free entry Of the arms,
munitions and baggage Of such foreign
military organizations as may desire to
participate in the militia encampment
and drill to be held in Chicago, H., in
October next, upon satisfactory ASSURE
ances being given that none of the ar
ticlcs shall be sold or permitted to 70.
main in this country.
LANDS RESTORED.
Acting Land Commissioner Stokslager
has issued the necessary instructions TO
carry into effect Secretary Lamar's recent
order restoring to settlement and entry
certain railroad indemnity lands, among
others the following: Alabama q Chat
tanooga road, Alabama, about 1850
acres, covered by unapproved selections; !;
Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad of Miss.
issippi, about 1900 acres, also covered
by unapproyed selections.
HE fhisslDENTc PhOGHAMME. f.
President and Mrs. Cleveland on their
arrival at st. Louis, No., Saturday even-
ing, October 1st, will proceed immed-
lately to the residence of Maj. ID. r.
Francis, whose guests they will be until
Monday morning, when they win take
quarters in one of the hotels. The Pres
ident and wife will, on Sunday, October
9th, in Madison, Wis, be the guests of
Postmaster-G General Villas, and will be
the guests Of Senator Howell E. jackson,
at Nashville, Tenn, Sunday, October
10th.
GEN. CROOKS MOVEMENTS.
Gen. Mcfeeley, Acting Secretary Of
War, said that the department had not
heard from Gen. Crook since he was or
dered to 60 10 the scene of the Indian
troubles in Colorado. Gen. Macfeely
discredits the published reports of fu-
rious fight near Rangley, and reiterates
what himself and other army officers
have said, that II The civil authorities
will leave the settlement Of the difficulty
to Gen. Crook, the trouble will soon be
ended and the Indians all brought back
to their reservation; and that this will all
be done without the United States troops
firing a single gun.
AN EXTENSIVE FRAUD.
The Pension Office has information
that Henry s. Anderson, of Sexton,
Washington Co., Ark, has been convict
cd in the United States Court Of the
Western district of Arkansas of six sepa-
rate offenses against the pension laws,
namely: Taking illegal fees, one count
presenting fraudulent papers, two counts;
and forging evidence, three counts.
t. e special examiner having the case in
charge reports that material was In hand
for convictions almost ad infinitum, hut
six convictions afford scope for the in
Fiction Of punishment 10 more than fill
the measure of life remaining to the of. |
fender, these were deemed sufficient.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT Is DOING.
II is the intention Of the President to
spend the next few weeks at 0akyiew.
He regards this as bis vacation time, and
while he will spend it near the capitol so
that he can attend to actual public bust |
ness, he will not feel obliged, when nec- !
essarily called to the White House, to de- |
vote any time to persons seeking places |
or merely desirous Of paying their re-
spects. The President appointed Prof. |
g. Brown Goode, assistant director Of !,
the national museum, to be commissioner
of fish and fisheries, Vice Professor 8. + |
Baird, deceased. Judge McCue, solici-
tor Of the treasury who was first tended |
the Office. declined IL because of his lack |
Of scientific knowledge.